Hoxne pepper pot
AD 350-400 · Resource
A silver-gilt pepper pot shaped as a Roman matron, part of the Hoxne Hoard buried in Britain after AD 408. It reflects late Roman luxury, the spice trade and the end of Roman rule in Britain.
On these timelines: British Museum, Resources: Combined
Around 375
- Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain (450)
- Council of Nicaea (325)
- Gupta Empire (320)
- Edict of Milan (313)
- Conversion of Constantine (312)
- Romans withdraw from Britain (410)
- Christianity becomes Roman state religion (380)
- Founding of Constantinople (330)
- Council of Chalcedon (451)
- Reign of Constantine the Great (306)